It's All about the Journey; Handbound books, Rubber Stamping, Paper Crafting and Tutorials. Where will your crafting journey take you?

My name is Billie and I have been crafting seriously since 2003. I started off making cards and love paper crafting.

In October 2007, I started to learn bookbinding and I am loving it. As you read this blog, you will tell I am a technique junkie and love learning new ways to use my products and try new ones. I have tried Pyrography and when I can get the wood, like to do this. Currently I am trying to get into collage using stamps and incorporating that into my books.

In 2009, I purchased my first video camera, this has allowed me to create more involved complex tutorials and upload them to You Tube and publish them on here too.

In 2010. My first published work, being invited to create a piece for Stampbord. In June I was given my first sewing machine and in December the review I wrote for Debbie Shore’s DVD ‘Sew What’ received TV coverage on Ideal World and also on Create and Craft.

When I am not crafting I can usually be found surfing the web, reading a book or of late writing poetry. I have to do most things one step at a time as I have R.S.I, so what I can do is dictated by the level of pain!

I have to warn you that I do have mild dyslexia, so if the words go astray that is why. Thank goodness for spell checkers! As I don’t always notice.

I haven’t forgotten about this blog, I do plan to post here as soon as I’m able, its just that at the moment life is preventing me from doing so a lot of the time. I will be back, I still love to craft, when mojo and pain allows.

I am not sure where to get a hold of you so I will post here. I thought you should know that the link to the Art Journal Mag crashes my computer every time I try it. It could be something on my machine and if no one else has said anything it probably is, but just in case…
You have a great site. Oh ya the link I am talking about is from twitter. Thanks, Kelley

The Art Journalling link on Twitter was a re Tweet, a copy and paste of someone elses Tweet link. The link works on mine here, but if you are still having problems here is the direct link Art Journaling Digital Edition you should be ok.

Thanks so much for your tutorial, its been lots of help. I’m still kicking round designs but I’m nearly there now. Doing mine in Photoshop then onto Photobucket. Just need to see which code from Photobucket I need to add in. So many options for various platforms.

Billie, I left you a comment somewhere else, but I am trying this for the first time, and I don’t know how else to reach you. I just received a used DreamKuts by Zutter and really enjoyed and appreciated your very clear video on YouTube. What I really need now is the chart that tells how to make all the different sizes that comes with or is on the box of a new machine. Cutting 3 by 4″ or 4 by 6″ pieces are great, I know most of my uses for this machine will be cutting 12 by 12″ paper into 12 by 6″ paper to fit my Cricut Personal cutter, but I’d like to get more use out of this great machine than just that one job. Can you help me? I seem to be chasing this information all over the globe!

Opps! I just replied to you on You Tube, but misunderstood that you wanted to cut 3 x 4. I’ll try to get a photo of the sheet that came with the machine. I’m afraid that I’ve thrown the original box away now. Leave it with me and I’ll post a picture as soon as I can.

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Billie :)

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